The Food Life
Inside the World of Food with the Grocer Extraordinaire at Fairway
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Starred review from June 30, 2008
This enormously enjoyable meditation on subjects like Spanish olive oil, bagels "boiled in city tap water" and the varieties of Italian pork products was penned by the cheese guru behind New York City's Fairway Market, who published in 1996 a definitive cheese encyclopedia (Cheese Primer). Less didactic, but written in the same hard-bitten but friendly style, Jenkins brings wry good humor to his chronicle of the Fairway grocery empire, following his progress from a single, smallish outlet on Manhattan's Upper West Side to a four-warehouses-and-counting institution. Along the way, he introduces readers to the countless characters, headaches and small pleasures that constitute life in the grocery business. Who knew how much work went into creating the perfect olive display? Or how much aggravation is involved in importing raw-milk cheese? Or how hard it is to maneuver cases of dairy products, especially at four in the morning? A handful of terrifically appealing recipes accompany the text, nailing just about every specialty a food lover could crave: Sauteed Veal Chop with Arugula Salad, Classic Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Lentils with Garlic Sausage, and a heavenly Rustic Apple Tart with Creme Fraiche. Among the recipes, the charming photographs, and the detailed Fairway lore, this book may convince some foodies to move to New York City-or least to do all their grocery shopping there.
Starred review from June 15, 2008
Jenkins is the author of the authoritative "Cheese Primer", now a classic, and is well known as "the cheese guy" of Fairway Market, the always-crowded gourmet market on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He started working there in 1980, and from the beginning, his cheese counter was more like a French fromagerie than anything ever seen in other markets here. Jenkins's passion for cheese remains, but he has acquired other food passions as well, and he is now a partner in Fairway. His latest book presents Fairway's story as well as his own, in chapters such as "The Deli and Appetizing Counter: A Grand Old New York Tradition" and "Olives Are Beautiful," along with appealing recipes from the chef of the market's café/steakhouse. Jenkins is opinionated but knowledgeable, and his behind-the-scenes account of the market is both informative and entertaining. Recommended for all area libraries (there are now Fairways in New York in Harlem, Plainview, and Brooklyn) and most other collections.
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